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Austin is a major high-technology center. Important industries in Austin are digital media, computer software, semiconductors and wireless technology. Austin is also developing biomedical and pharmaceutical sectors which are bolstered by the University of Texas at Austin. Over 80 biotech and pharmaceutical firms are located in the city. In addition, Tourism has a significant economic role.
Prominent companies headquartered in Austin are National Instruments Corp., Hoover's Inc., Wholefoods Market Inc., Healthtronics, Opus Healthcare Solutions, Silicon Laboratories Inc., and SigmaTel Inc. The notable Dell Inc is based in Austin and is one of the region's major employers.
Noteworthy information regarding Austin, Texas: Money magazine named Austin the #2 best big city in its list of "Best Places to Live." Cost of living index in 2008: 87.1 (national average: 100). Adult population holding a bachelor's degree or higher: 40%. Average earnings in 2009: $39,000.
The Texas Workforce Commission offers workforce development assistance to employers and job seekers. The commission's representatives assist employers with recruitment and training and retraining. The Capital Area Training Foundation is focused on creating long-term education and labor force development solutions.
The largest employers in the Austin region:
Austin's significant job providing sectors
Local businesses have access to useful organizations such as:
The latest information regarding local business and industry is provided by the Austin Business Journal.
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elementary school teachers, except special education | 10,340 | 43,730 | $35,090 - 55,790 | 14% | 95% |
| 2 | Accountants and auditors | 9,220 | 64,490 | $32,810 - 101,260 | 18% | 79% |
| 3 | Registered nurses | 8,700 | 60,280 | $43,550 - 80,090 | 24% | 56% |
| 4 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 8,610 | 54,740 | $23,140 - 98,190 | 8% | 51% |
| 5 | Management analysts | 8,430 | 63,040 | $35,710 - 96,920 | 22% | 78% |
| 6 | Computer systems analysts | 6,880 | 74,150 | $43,600 - 114,650 | 29% | 68% |
| 7 | Computer software engineers, applications | 6,660 | 93,240 | $59,980 - 132,080 | 45% | 85% |
| 8 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 6,160 | $ - | 12% | 51% | |
| 9 | Computer software engineers, systems software | 6,120 | 93,850 | $61,120 - 133,190 | 28% | 85% |
| 10 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 5,730 | 46,240 | $35,300 - 61,870 | 6% | 96% |
| 11 | Computer programmers | 5,560 | 81,800 | $26,910 - 147,480 | 0% | 73% |
| 12 | Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 4,750 | 45,160 | $35,620 - 58,440 | 11% | 95% |
| 13 | Lawyers | 3,950 | 116,920 | $53,200 - | 11% | 99% |
| 14 | Teachers and instructors, all other | 3,760 | 26,400 | $16,630 - 45,280 | 9% | 54% |
| 15 | Public relations specialists | 2,760 | 60,420 | $30,230 - 99,450 | 18% | 81% |
| 16 | Industrial engineers | 2,600 | 83,760 | $45,090 - 126,220 | 20% | 74% |
| 17 | Civil engineers | 2,590 | 75,530 | $42,220 - 115,190 | 18% | 87% |
| 18 | Market research analysts | 2,440 | 82,200 | $37,280 - 130,080 | 20% | 82% |
| 19 | Network and computer systems administrators | 2,380 | 62,010 | $38,980 - 91,470 | 27% | 50% |
| 20 | Network systems and data communications analysts | 2,310 | 69,980 | $33,700 - 118,940 | 53% | 57% |
| 21 | Computer and information systems managers | 2,260 | 124,610 | $73,460 - | 16% | 73% |
| 22 | Electrical engineers | 2,220 | 98,530 | $58,050 - 145,930 | 6% | 81% |
| 23 | Computer hardware engineers | 2,140 | 100,070 | $65,820 - 143,910 | 5% | 70% |
| 24 | Child, family, and school social workers | 2,080 | 35,990 | $25,590 - 51,690 | 19% | 77% |
| 25 | Financial managers | 2,020 | 113,110 | $52,730 - | 13% | 60% |
| 26 | Training and development specialists | 1,850 | 55,390 | $31,870 - 86,210 | 18% | 56% |
| 27 | Operations research analysts | 1,780 | 73,930 | $40,630 - 109,950 | 11% | 71% |
| 28 | Mechanical engineers | 1,750 | 76,610 | $37,840 - 121,520 | 4% | 78% |
| 29 | Sales managers | 1,660 | 120,710 | $44,650 - | 10% | 69% |
| 30 | Electronics engineers, except computer | 1,610 | 82,470 | $43,250 - 127,210 | 4% | 81% |
| 31 | Database administrators | 1,550 | 71,750 | $41,990 - 109,360 | 29% | 72% |
| 32 | Financial analysts | 1,510 | 82,890 | $49,410 - 127,110 | 34% | 87% |
| 33 | Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 1,370 | 50,370 | $32,630 - 67,790 | 13% | 73% |
| 34 | Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 1,350 | 68,600 | $24,100 - 137,230 | 25% | 67% |
| 35 | Graphic designers | 1,350 | 46,040 | $27,190 - 68,220 | 10% | 55% |
| 36 | Pharmacists | 1,330 | 106,690 | $84,030 - 130,330 | 22% | 97% |
| 37 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 1,170 | 68,410 | $48,800 - 89,330 | 8% | 78% |
| 38 | Marketing managers | 1,150 | 125,270 | $61,070 - | 14% | 69% |
| 39 | Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 1,150 | 46,550 | $27,900 - 67,680 | 18% | 56% |
| 40 | Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists | 1,140 | 56,930 | $25,610 - 87,260 | 18% | 56% |
| 41 | Computer and information scientists, research | 1,140 | 98,430 | $39,930 - 151,220 | 22% | 68% |
| 42 | Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 1,100 | 43,400 | $34,710 - 55,400 | 20% | 87% |
| 43 | Architects, except landscape and naval | 1,070 | 68,600 | $44,300 - 109,540 | 18% | 88% |
| 44 | Instructional coordinators | 1,070 | 55,630 | $31,930 - 80,530 | 23% | 79% |
| 45 | Engineering managers | 1,030 | 141,350 | $80,880 - | 7% | 84% |
| 46 | Chief executives | 1,030 | 173,680 | $85,820 - | 2% | 65% |
| 47 | Computer specialists, all other | 1,000 | 78,910 | $54,560 - 102,420 | 15% | 68% |
| 48 | Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 980 | 63,450 | $36,350 - 95,150 | 17% | 56% |
| 49 | Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 980 | 48,780 | $27,940 - 91,090 | 5% | 58% |
| 50 | Personal financial advisors | 960 | 92,620 | $22,830 - | 41% | 81% |
| 51 | Self-enrichment education teachers | 920 | 35,960 | $21,860 - 69,120 | 23% | 54% |
| 52 | Editors | 910 | 52,810 | $30,630 - 81,000 | 2% | 81% |
| 53 | Chemists | 900 | 51,740 | $29,780 - 82,940 | 9% | 93% |
| 54 | Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 900 | 22,300 | $13,080 - 37,000 | 30% | 77% |
| 55 | Medical and health services managers | 900 | 79,430 | $51,530 - 116,500 | 16% | 57% |
| 56 | Librarians | 870 | 51,530 | $36,120 - 66,810 | 4% | 85% |
| 57 | Advertising sales agents | 870 | 48,930 | $22,520 - 88,660 | 20% | 56% |
| 58 | Physical therapists | 840 | 66,390 | $43,750 - 89,260 | 27% | 89% |
| 59 | Coaches and scouts | 830 | 40,780 | $15,200 - 82,000 | 15% | 60% |
| 60 | Insurance underwriters | 800 | 60,560 | $34,670 - 90,910 | 6% | 53% |
| 61 | Sales engineers | 760 | 85,400 | $49,710 - 127,000 | 9% | 79% |
| 62 | Managers, all other | 710 | 97,670 | $44,720 - 161,980 | 7% | 55% |
| 63 | Medical scientists, except epidemiologists | 700 | 62,690 | $35,150 - 94,110 | 20% | 99% |
| 64 | Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 690 | 43,820 | $30,360 - 57,930 | 12% | 51% |
| 65 | Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 660 | 52,330 | $31,560 - 69,460 | 16% | 99% |
| 66 | Environmental engineers | 650 | 62,300 | $35,700 - 91,160 | 25% | 86% |
| 67 | Surveyors | 630 | 60,480 | $31,120 - 98,670 | 24% | 82% |
| 68 | Sales and related workers, all other | 620 | 30,550 | $18,570 - 44,370 | 14% | 62% |
| 69 | Social and community service managers | 600 | 57,630 | $36,040 - 98,560 | 25% | 72% |
| 70 | Private detectives and investigators | 570 | 45,160 | $27,810 - 63,520 | 18% | 52% |
| 71 | Interior designers | 570 | 41,860 | $26,180 - 64,600 | 20% | 55% |
| 72 | Chemical engineers | 560 | 58,630 | $31,980 - 100,710 | 8% | 91% |
| 73 | Occupational therapists | 530 | 56,060 | $22,210 - 86,100 | 23% | 90% |
| 74 | Vocational education teachers, secondary school | 530 | 47,040 | $35,810 - 62,550 | 0% | 96% |
| 75 | Credit analysts | 530 | 89,650 | $32,300 - | 2% | 60% |
| 76 | Medical and public health social workers | 520 | 46,110 | $28,000 - 69,370 | 24% | 77% |
| 77 | Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers | 510 | 90,560 | $41,980 - 147,230 | 22% | 93% |
| 78 | Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | 490 | 62,990 | $29,970 - 104,180 | 25% | 93% |
| 79 | Producers and directors | 490 | 78,500 | $27,870 - | 11% | 75% |
| 80 | Speech-language pathologists | 490 | 53,310 | $36,180 - 78,200 | 11% | 98% |
| 81 | Budget analysts | 490 | 58,400 | $36,350 - 83,750 | 7% | 78% |
| 82 | Rehabilitation counselors | 480 | 34,920 | $19,240 - 51,430 | 23% | 73% |
| 83 | Survey researchers | 480 | 45,950 | $19,880 - 86,150 | 16% | 82% |
| 84 | Financial specialists, all other | 470 | 56,020 | $33,520 - 78,080 | 12% | 50% |
| 85 | Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 470 | 34,370 | $22,240 - 49,640 | 15% | 51% |
| 86 | Technical writers | 460 | 58,670 | $38,070 - 81,200 | 20% | 74% |
| 87 | Social and human service assistants | 450 | 29,540 | $21,200 - 40,990 | 34% | 58% |
| 88 | Veterinarians | 450 | 76,200 | $46,750 - 121,060 | 35% | 100% |
| 89 | Meeting and convention planners | 420 | 49,600 | $29,490 - 74,440 | 20% | 67% |
| 90 | Writers and authors | 410 | 61,690 | $28,650 - 99,210 | 13% | 84% |
| 91 | Multi-media artists and animators | 400 | 74,530 | $36,610 - 106,780 | 26% | 58% |
| 92 | Engineers, all other | 390 | 90,620 | $45,420 - 132,720 | 6% | 82% |
| 93 | Social workers, all other | 380 | 46,910 | $25,240 - 79,870 | 18% | 77% |
| 94 | Social scientists and related workers, all other | 360 | 66,480 | $25,560 - 137,120 | 5% | 90% |
| 95 | Merchandise displayers and window trimmers | 360 | 28,910 | $17,900 - 47,330 | 11% | 55% |
| 96 | Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors | 360 | 33,560 | $18,500 - 42,950 | 14% | 54% |
| 97 | Microbiologists | 350 | 43,100 | $26,780 - 58,670 | 11% | 95% |
| 98 | Mental health counselors | 330 | 39,460 | $26,660 - 57,740 | 30% | 73% |
| 99 | Detectives and criminal investigators | 330 | 52,790 | $29,000 - 91,670 | 17% | 54% |
| 100 | Advertising and promotions managers | 290 | 83,020 | $38,960 - 128,960 | 6% | 76% |
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Retail salespersons | 27,220 | 23,530 | $13,870 - 37,040 | 12% | 25% |
| 2 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 19,600 | 17,300 | $13,140 - 23,580 | 18% | 5% |
| 3 | Cashiers | 18,340 | 18,430 | $13,880 - 24,010 | -2% | 10% |
| 4 | Customer service representatives | 16,770 | 29,950 | $17,680 - 45,070 | 25% | 22% |
| 5 | Waiters and waitresses | 16,610 | 16,680 | $12,890 - 22,810 | 11% | 14% |
| 6 | Office clerks, general | 16,600 | 24,870 | $15,460 - 36,160 | 13% | 19% |
| 7 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 16,390 | 39,530 | $24,670 - 59,700 | 15% | 18% |
| 8 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 13,130 | 28,230 | $17,730 - 40,080 | 1% | 18% |
| 9 | General and operations managers | 11,580 | 114,790 | $47,120 - | 2% | 48% |
| 10 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 10,400 | 51,970 | $28,660 - 79,750 | 6% | 29% |
| 11 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 10,340 | 19,980 | $13,680 - 27,760 | 15% | 4% |
| 12 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 9,710 | 33,890 | $21,200 - 47,860 | 13% | 16% |
| 13 | Construction laborers | 9,190 | 22,040 | $15,810 - 30,000 | 11% | 5% |
| 14 | Stock clerks and order fillers | 8,840 | 23,520 | $15,700 - 32,450 | -7% | 8% |
| 15 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 8,520 | 22,590 | $15,790 - 31,200 | 2% | 5% |
| 16 | Maintenance and repair workers, general | 7,040 | 31,670 | $21,090 - 46,420 | 10% | 6% |
| 17 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 6,740 | 40,600 | $23,560 - 57,990 | 4% | 25% |
| 18 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 6,100 | 31,020 | $18,360 - 47,130 | 11% | 14% |
| 19 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 5,920 | 21,950 | $14,370 - 32,540 | 18% | 6% |
| 20 | Receptionists and information clerks | 5,430 | 26,530 | $16,340 - 36,600 | 17% | 13% |
| 21 | Cooks, restaurant | 5,280 | 20,560 | $14,090 - 27,600 | 12% | 5% |
| 22 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 5,270 | 29,540 | $18,440 - 46,180 | 8% | 4% |
| 23 | Computer support specialists | 5,180 | 44,100 | $25,380 - 70,530 | 13% | 43% |
| 24 | Security guards | 5,040 | 26,520 | $18,740 - 37,520 | 17% | 13% |
| 25 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 4,830 | 22,210 | $15,320 - 29,160 | 18% | 7% |
| 26 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 4,830 | 27,380 | $18,300 - 38,850 | 4% | 6% |
| 27 | Business operations specialists, all other | 4,750 | 68,100 | $35,580 - 108,900 | 21% | 49% |
| 28 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 4,690 | 33,960 | $23,050 - 48,890 | 10% | 4% |
| 29 | Teacher assistants | 4,680 | 22,080 | $15,830 - 29,620 | 10% | 18% |
| 30 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 4,600 | 17,700 | $13,190 - 23,900 | 13% | 5% |
| 31 | Graduate teaching assistants | 4,480 | 32,060 | $18,800 - 56,110 | 0% | 0% |
| 32 | Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers | 4,280 | 26,080 | $18,000 - 37,010 | -26% | 6% |
| 33 | Sales representatives, services, all other | 4,160 | 52,740 | $22,610 - 99,230 | 28% | 48% |
| 34 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 3,600 | 51,950 | $30,350 - 78,600 | 9% | 10% |
| 35 | Dishwashers | 3,530 | 16,300 | $12,920 - 20,620 | 10% | 3% |
| 36 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 3,410 | 39,050 | $21,300 - 62,320 | 14% | 4% |
| 37 | Administrative services managers | 3,350 | 95,200 | $40,750 - 148,460 | 12% | 40% |
| 38 | Team assemblers | 3,320 | 25,050 | $17,440 - 34,870 | 0% | 5% |
| 39 | Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers | 3,240 | 15,650 | $12,890 - 19,640 | 12% | 6% |
| 40 | Home health aides | 3,180 | 19,480 | $14,530 - 25,310 | 49% | 7% |
| 41 | Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 3,010 | 32,150 | $23,420 - 42,130 | 8% | 3% |
| 42 | Child care workers | 2,950 | 20,200 | $14,310 - 27,600 | 18% | 15% |
| 43 | Carpenters | 2,930 | 35,070 | $22,760 - 54,150 | 10% | 6% |
| 44 | Tellers | 2,920 | 24,170 | $18,650 - 31,300 | 14% | 16% |
| 45 | Medical assistants | 2,730 | 28,470 | $21,310 - 36,390 | 35% | 10% |
| 46 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 2,700 | 51,320 | $29,780 - 76,470 | -4% | 15% |
| 47 | Bartenders | 2,690 | 19,220 | $13,190 - 27,210 | 11% | 17% |
| 48 | Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 2,690 | 16,780 | $13,000 - 21,440 | 10% | 8% |
| 49 | Preschool teachers, except special education | 2,640 | 22,770 | $15,510 - 34,660 | 26% | 43% |
| 50 | Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 2,570 | 39,270 | $31,450 - 49,510 | 14% | 7% |
| 51 | Construction managers | 2,500 | 69,840 | $42,570 - 101,560 | 16% | 29% |
| 52 | Counter and rental clerks | 2,480 | 27,340 | $14,080 - 50,960 | 23% | 16% |
| 53 | Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 2,420 | 17,760 | $13,160 - 23,790 | 10% | 17% |
| 54 | Industrial truck and tractor operators | 2,380 | 26,130 | $19,180 - 33,960 | -1% | 2% |
| 55 | Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 2,350 | 46,630 | $30,360 - 68,270 | 11% | 4% |
| 56 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 2,220 | 57,610 | $35,180 - 88,420 | 7% | 13% |
| 57 | Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products | 2,210 | 56,900 | $33,120 - 90,910 | 0% | 42% |
| 58 | Insurance sales agents | 2,200 | 53,890 | $27,320 - 107,480 | 13% | 45% |
| 59 | Electrical and electronic engineering technicians | 2,180 | 44,150 | $26,800 - 63,870 | 4% | 18% |
| 60 | Logisticians | 2,180 | 59,160 | $28,050 - 98,320 | 17% | 43% |
| 61 | Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers | 2,120 | 37,180 | $23,660 - 51,560 | 9% | 3% |
| 62 | First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 2,110 | 83,080 | $38,100 - 145,740 | 4% | 38% |
| 63 | Bus drivers, school | 2,100 | 25,530 | $15,460 - 33,840 | 9% | 4% |
| 64 | Cooks, fast food | 2,090 | 16,950 | $13,280 - 20,430 | 8% | 5% |
| 65 | Pharmacy technicians | 2,050 | 29,850 | $22,520 - 38,690 | 32% | 16% |
| 66 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 2,040 | 32,960 | $23,550 - 41,770 | 4% | 15% |
| 67 | Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 2,030 | 32,660 | $18,960 - 49,370 | -6% | 14% |
| 68 | Driver/sales workers | 2,010 | 24,250 | $13,530 - 36,430 | -4% | 4% |
| 69 | Bill and account collectors | 1,990 | 28,200 | $17,910 - 39,560 | 23% | 13% |
| 70 | Food preparation workers | 1,960 | 18,460 | $13,150 - 25,330 | 15% | 7% |
| 71 | Telemarketers | 1,950 | 24,590 | $14,880 - 36,830 | -9% | 14% |
| 72 | Property, real estate, and community association managers | 1,910 | 50,050 | $26,580 - 79,890 | 15% | 36% |
| 73 | Data entry keyers | 1,890 | 26,010 | $17,950 - 34,470 | -4% | 18% |
| 74 | Semiconductor processors | 1,800 | 36,820 | $22,460 - 56,840 | -12% | 5% |
| 75 | Legal secretaries | 1,740 | 39,680 | $25,460 - 60,880 | 12% | 18% |
| 76 | Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 1,730 | 30,820 | $16,880 - 50,700 | 12% | 6% |
| 77 | Production, planning, and expediting clerks | 1,720 | 38,450 | $22,040 - 57,230 | 4% | 30% |
| 78 | Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents | 1,710 | 41,380 | $28,250 - 56,980 | 2% | 43% |
| 79 | Packers and packagers, hand | 1,650 | 19,130 | $13,270 - 28,820 | -11% | 3% |
| 80 | Interviewers, except eligibility and loan | 1,640 | 27,250 | $18,380 - 37,570 | 10% | 24% |
| 81 | Industrial engineering technicians | 1,610 | 48,420 | $31,350 - 75,840 | 10% | 18% |
| 82 | Amusement and recreation attendants | 1,600 | 18,120 | $13,130 - 25,510 | 24% | 22% |
| 83 | Paralegals and legal assistants | 1,580 | 51,920 | $33,660 - 70,340 | 22% | 45% |
| 84 | Cement masons and concrete finishers | 1,540 | 28,810 | $21,200 - 37,090 | 11% | 2% |
| 85 | Postal service mail carriers | 1,540 | 1% | 11% | ||
| 86 | Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors | 1,540 | 31,320 | $14,630 - 49,470 | 27% | 47% |
| 87 | Dental assistants | 1,510 | 34,110 | $23,900 - 44,870 | 29% | 9% |
| 88 | Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 1,500 | 20,510 | $14,280 - 28,660 | 14% | 3% |
| 89 | Medical secretaries | 1,500 | 30,420 | $21,540 - 42,570 | 17% | 18% |
| 90 | Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators | 1,460 | 51,500 | $29,330 - 81,960 | 9% | 47% |
| 91 | Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | 1,450 | 29,840 | $17,330 - 40,180 | -4% | 5% |
| 92 | Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators | 1,390 | 34,450 | $22,810 - 48,760 | 14% | 8% |
| 93 | Eligibility interviewers, government programs | 1,370 | 43,240 | $28,190 - 60,600 | 3% | 38% |
| 94 | Painters, construction and maintenance | 1,360 | 25,590 | $20,190 - 33,160 | 12% | 6% |
| 95 | Recreation workers | 1,360 | 20,070 | $13,730 - 29,630 | 13% | 47% |
| 96 | Cost estimators | 1,310 | 63,690 | $34,180 - 94,820 | 19% | 32% |
| 97 | Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers | 1,290 | 32,310 | $22,690 - 44,680 | 3% | 25% |
| 98 | Civil engineering technicians | 1,290 | 43,310 | $27,310 - 62,430 | 10% | 18% |
| 99 | Loan officers | 1,280 | 67,550 | $34,360 - 106,880 | 12% | 49% |
| 100 | Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 1,280 | 22,850 | $17,250 - 30,140 | 11% | 5% |
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| Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Pop. vs. Avg.* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graduate teaching assistants | 32,060 | 4,480 | 21.4 |
| Semiconductor processors | 36,820 | 1,800 | 14.8 |
| Anthropologists and archeologists | 48,510 | 130 | 12.6 |
| Computer and information scientists, research | 98,430 | 1,140 | 8.6 |
| Computer hardware engineers | 100,070 | 2,140 | 6.1 |
| Reinforcing iron and rebar workers | 29,830 | 600 | 6.1 |
| Engineering teachers, postsecondary | 112,610 | 440 | 5.9 |
| Forensic science technicians | 41,090 | 220 | 5.4 |
| Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents | 41,380 | 1,710 | 5.4 |
| Survey researchers | 45,950 | 480 | 5.1 |
| Microbiologists | 43,100 | 350 | 4.9 |
| Private detectives and investigators | 45,160 | 570 | 4.8 |
| Operations research analysts | 73,930 | 1,780 | 4.7 |
| Industrial engineering technicians | 48,420 | 1,610 | 4.5 |
| Political science teachers, postsecondary | 75,090 | 230 | 4.5 |
| Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other | 24,010 | 570 | 4.4 |
| Hydrologists | 60,730 | 120 | 4.4 |
| Locksmiths and safe repairers | 31,580 | 290 | 4.1 |
| Environmental science and protection technicians, including health | 46,580 | 650 | 4 |
| Geological and petroleum technicians | 60,460 | 200 | 3.8 |
| Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary | 46,820 | 400 | 3.8 |
| Physics teachers, postsecondary | 85,300 | 140 | 3.8 |
| Materials scientists | 62,900 | 130 | 3.7 |
| Logisticians | 59,160 | 2,180 | 3.7 |
| Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers | 26,080 | 4,280 | 3.7 |
| Chemical engineers | 58,630 | 560 | 3.6 |
| Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators | 26,690 | 810 | 3.3 |
| Animal control workers | 27,870 | 150 | 3.2 |
| Electromechanical equipment assemblers | 26,040 | 860 | 3.2 |
| Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes | 43,750 | 130 | 3.2 |
| Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers | 90,560 | 510 | 3.1 |
| Residential advisors | 20,880 | 710 | 3.1 |
| Eligibility interviewers, government programs | 43,240 | 1,370 | 3 |
| Electrical and electronics drafters | 44,430 | 530 | 3 |
| Communications teachers, postsecondary | 60,660 | 260 | 2.9 |
| Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other | 35,520 | 800 | 2.9 |
| Multi-media artists and animators | 74,530 | 400 | 2.9 |
| Transportation inspectors | 220 | 2.8 | |
| Plasterers and stucco masons | 29,510 | 520 | 2.7 |
| Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators | 34,450 | 1,390 | 2.7 |
| Civil engineering technicians | 43,310 | 1,290 | 2.7 |
| Interpreters and translators | 63,980 | 490 | 2.6 |
| Social scientists and related workers, all other | 66,480 | 360 | 2.6 |
| Computer software engineers, systems software | 93,850 | 6,120 | 2.6 |
| History teachers, postsecondary | 60,570 | 200 | 2.5 |
| Management analysts | 63,040 | 8,430 | 2.5 |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 6,160 | 2.5 | |
| Surveying and mapping technicians | 34,570 | 960 | 2.4 |
| Electrical engineers | 98,530 | 2,220 | 2.4 |
| Vocational education teachers, middle school | 46,180 | 110 | 2.4 |
* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Salary Index * | Local Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other | 76,120 | 1.62 | 260 |
| Interpreters and translators | 63,980 | 1.58 | 490 |
| Public relations managers | 132,250 | 1.53 | 240 |
| Statistical assistants | 58,840 | 1.53 | 150 |
| Credit analysts | 89,650 | 1.51 | 530 |
| Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products | 75,500 | 1.49 | 1,060 |
| Education administrators, postsecondary | 129,710 | 1.46 | 280 |
| Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks | 41,520 | 1.43 | 710 |
| Multi-media artists and animators | 74,530 | 1.41 | 400 |
| Purchasing managers | 125,370 | 1.41 | 280 |
| Market research analysts | 82,200 | 1.4 | 2,440 |
| Chemistry teachers, postsecondary | 99,780 | 1.38 | 130 |
| Producers and directors | 78,500 | 1.38 | 490 |
| Broadcast technicians | 48,860 | 1.38 | 170 |
| Industrial production managers | 117,230 | 1.33 | 690 |
| Reporters and correspondents | 53,820 | 1.31 | 270 |
| Business teachers, postsecondary | 96,530 | 1.31 | 410 |
| Administrative services managers | 95,200 | 1.31 | 3,350 |
| Engineering managers | 141,350 | 1.29 | 1,030 |
| Computer programmers | 81,800 | 1.27 | 5,560 |
| Automotive body and related repairers | 49,630 | 1.26 | 650 |
| Engineering teachers, postsecondary | 112,610 | 1.26 | 440 |
| Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers | 90,560 | 1.24 | 510 |
| Education teachers, postsecondary | 73,570 | 1.23 | 280 |
| Electrical engineers | 98,530 | 1.23 | 2,220 |
| Counselors, all other | 52,150 | 1.23 | 290 |
| Computer and information systems managers | 124,610 | 1.23 | 2,260 |
| Marketing managers | 125,270 | 1.23 | 1,150 |
| Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 30,820 | 1.23 | 1,730 |
| Sales managers | 120,710 | 1.23 | 1,660 |
| Computer science teachers, postsecondary | 88,320 | 1.23 | 260 |
| Financial managers | 113,110 | 1.22 | 2,020 |
| Pediatricians, general | 188,630 | 1.21 | 170 |
| Actuaries | 113,480 | 1.21 | 150 |
| Paralegals and legal assistants | 51,920 | 1.21 | 1,580 |
| Computer software engineers, applications | 93,240 | 1.21 | 6,660 |
| Human resources managers, all other | 114,570 | 1.21 | 200 |
| Public relations specialists | 60,420 | 1.2 | 2,760 |
| Compensation and benefits managers | 107,470 | 1.2 | 250 |
| Physicians and surgeons, all other | 212,860 | 1.19 | 980 |
| General and operations managers | 114,790 | 1.19 | 11,580 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 83,080 | 1.19 | 2,110 |
| Managers, all other | 97,670 | 1.18 | 710 |
| Art directors | 84,580 | 1.17 | 280 |
| Counter and rental clerks | 27,340 | 1.17 | 2,480 |
| Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 63,450 | 1.17 | 980 |
| Computer specialists, all other | 78,910 | 1.17 | 1,000 |
| Financial analysts | 82,890 | 1.16 | 1,510 |
| Personal financial advisors | 92,620 | 1.16 | 960 |
| Dental hygienists | 73,490 | 1.16 | 760 |
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